| Regimental number | 2863 |
| Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | 131 Holmes Road, Moonee Ponds, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Lawrence, 131 Holmes Road, Moonee Ponds, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Together with 2668 Pte (later Lt) William Charles SCURRY, 7th Bn, Lawrence invented the self-firing rifle device that was used successfully to deceive Turkish forces while Australian troops were being evacuated from Gallipoli, December 1915. On the Western Front he sustained a serious shrapnel wound in October 1917, a piece of shrapnel being logded too close to the aorta to allow its surgical removal. After the war he became a successful businessman in Bendigo, Victoria. ~ |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 89 |
| Place of burial | Bendigo Cemetery, Victoria |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
